PollBehaviorAP Top 25 Voter Analytics
College BasketballMen’s Schedules & ResultsView Games →

Men’s Basketball Team Analytics

North Carolina Men’s Basketball AP Poll Rankings

Tar Heels

2026–27 · Men’s Basketball

2026–27 School and Basketball Program →

My Teams

Choose Your Teams

Pick up to three schools. Changes save as you go.

0 of 3 Selected3 spots open

Your picks will appear here.

Select a school to add it to My Teams.

Saved on this device. No account needed.

Saved on this device. No account needed.
NRAP Rank
20
10/59Ranked BallotsRanked average 24.00
0.77

Season Poll History

EditionPublishedRankPointsRanked / Ballots
Preseason2026-10-19NR2010/59

Every Voter’s Choice

VoterRankBallot
Chris Lea#23Complete Ballot
Dave Mackall#23Complete Ballot
Jon Wilner#23Complete Ballot
Chris Murray#24Complete Ballot
John Johnson#24Complete Ballot
Josh Wustrow#24Complete Ballot
Kate Rogerson#24Complete Ballot
Janyre Cooper#25Complete Ballot
Lance Allan#25Complete Ballot
Toyloy Brown III#25Complete Ballot
Andrew KahnNRComplete Ballot
Andrew KrammerNRComplete Ballot
Andrew QuinnNRComplete Ballot
Anthony KristensenNRComplete Ballot
Bob BallouNRComplete Ballot
Brenna GreeneNRComplete Ballot
Chris NeeNRComplete Ballot
CJ MooreNRComplete Ballot
Dave BorgesNRComplete Ballot
Dave PrestonNRComplete Ballot
David JablonskiNRComplete Ballot
Davis BakerNRComplete Ballot
Dick VitaleNRComplete Ballot
Donna DitotaNRComplete Ballot
Dylan SinnNRComplete Ballot
Eric CrawfordNRComplete Ballot
Geoff GrammerNRComplete Ballot
Harold KuntzNRComplete Ballot
Ian KressNRComplete Ballot
Izzie BegleyNRComplete Ballot
Jackson PayneNRComplete Ballot
Jeff BorzelloNRComplete Ballot
Jeff NeiburgNRComplete Ballot
Jeff RabjohnsNRComplete Ballot
Joe CookNRComplete Ballot
Jon RothsteinNRComplete Ballot
Joseph DuarteNRComplete Ballot
Justin JacksonNRComplete Ballot
Keith FarmerNRComplete Ballot
Kellan OlsonNRComplete Ballot
Kendall DuncanNRComplete Ballot
Kevin McNamaraNRComplete Ballot
Kevin SjutsNRComplete Ballot
Kyle FrankoNRComplete Ballot
Mark ZeiglerNRComplete Ballot
Mia O'BrienNRComplete Ballot
Pat RooneyNRComplete Ballot
Percy AllenNRComplete Ballot
Peter RauterkausNRComplete Ballot
Randy HeitzNRComplete Ballot
Rob GrayNRComplete Ballot
Sam RothmanNRComplete Ballot
Scott HamiltonNRComplete Ballot
Scott RicheyNRComplete Ballot
Seth DavisNRComplete Ballot
Shane MettlenNRComplete Ballot
Stephen MeansNRComplete Ballot
Trevor HassNRComplete Ballot
Zach KleinNRComplete Ballot

Games and Season Record

5288 known games · Provider schedule captured; newly scheduled games may be added · Saved observation: 2026-10-19T11:38:20.457Z. Automatic provider updates are active.

0–0 in known completed results before 2026-10-19 (Eastern calendar day). 28 games have unresolved dates, results or season classification. Same-day games are excluded because this poll has no publication time.

Beyond the Ballot

Meet the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was chartered in 1789 and began teaching students in 1795. The public university's Chapel Hill campus is home to the Tar Heels.

Location
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
University Type
Public · Research
Founded
1789
Undergraduate Enrollment
20,885Fall 2024 · Chapel Hill campus
Nickname
North Carolina Tar Heels
Sources & References
Old Well at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Old Well · 2018. Display images resized and converted to WebP.Photo: Jack a lanier / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Source: Associated Press · Published Basketball Ballots. This page covers the available editions. Each edition states its ballot coverage.